# Accident 19800724067629A: Evnair 4500300, Bethel, AK, July 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1980, 16:45 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YUAA
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4501L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4501L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evangel Air 4500-300-II (registry code 3340106, https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVNAIR 4500300
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,253 total, 305 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724067629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND-LOOPED AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC80DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA076), Jul 24, 1980: Evangel Air 4500 (N4501L), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4501L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130730015479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130730015479I), Jul 30, 2013: Evangel Air 4500-300-II (N4501L), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft was preflighted and no visual anomalies were noted. The intended flight was from mri to 5HO. Aircraft was taxied to the gravel runway and run-up with…
- [Accident 19780729043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729043079A), Jul 29, 1978: Evnair 4500300SERS2 (N4501L), Togiak, AK, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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